No semen traces in the rape kit. No witnesses. And yet Banks' attorney insisted he cop a plea, saying his size, age and race would mean a sure conviction of 40-plus years. He said no, no, a hundred times no and finally, reluctantly, yes.

Oh brother. I'd rather go down swinging knowing I didn't do anything then do that. But he was young and scared I guess. What a terrible person that Gibson is. I wonder what her motive for lying was anyways.

Not quite.http://blacksportsonline.com/home/20...ion-for-money/
Both are low-down criminals regardless.
Banks seems like a good guy and cares more about his dream than he does about the money. This is just a very sordid story, from the accuser to the attorney, telling him to plead guilty despite no evidence, to the real victim in all this, Banks and his family.

Thanks for the link. This part of that article ticked me off a little:

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Banks took a plea deal that put him behind bars for five years, the school district settled the lawsuit for $1.5 million and the women went on a wild spending spree with their share of the settlement — without showing an ounce of remorse.

“The mom was buying cars, big screen TVs and all sorts of things,” a former neighbor said of Rhodes. “One time Wanetta came up here with a wad of cash — she had $10,000 in her hand.”

“She showed up with a brand new Altima with some great rims,” said the neighbor, who asked not to be identified. “And she bought her mom a Suburban and a Dodge.”

Rhodes, now 52, was greedy and “the type of person where money was everything,” said another neighbor, named Terrell, who would not give his last name. “The mom was really controlling.”

I hope Banks beats the odds and goes on to have a Hall of Fame career.

And frequently it's a situation like this, where their lawyer tells them "If you go to trial and get convicted, you'll probably serve 40 years. If you take the deal they're offering, you'll be out in four."

Even if the defendant is innocent, the plea deal can start to sound like the safer option.

And frequently it's a situation like this, where their lawyer tells them "If you go to trial and get convicted, you'll probably serve 40 years. If you take the deal they're offering, you'll be out in four."

Even if the defendant is innocent, the plea deal can start to sound like the safer option.

There's one of those "moral dilemma" questions like that. I remember it from one of my psychology classes.

And frequently it's a situation like this, where their lawyer tells them "If you go to trial and get convicted, you'll probably serve 40 years. If you take the deal they're offering, you'll be out in four."

Even if the defendant is innocent, the plea deal can start to sound like the safer option.

It also frees up the court system. If everyone stopped taking plea deals the courts would be royally ******.